Diet Food Diary

The type of food eaten with exact quantities is noted down with the number of calories contributed. The remaining calories left after every meal can be calculated, if any. This helps to identify the allowance left for the day. The various meals that are portrayed and recorded are breakfast, lunch and dinner.

An online diet diary is your online guide to help you plan the daily intake well. An initial assessment of food intake is essential. It is an organized manner of tracking the nutritional intake. A diet food diary should include all the minute details. The method of cooking of various foods, such as boiling, microwaving, steaming and frying and so on are also mentioned. Baked foods, such as muffins and cakes provide fat and sugar, apart from calories. The type of cuts is indicated, in case of meat intake. Sirloin, loin and so on are lean cuts, which are preferred. Use of spreads should be mentioned, while eating sandwiches. Sauces and salad dressings are also mentioned. The time of the meal with the additional servings is also important. The location or the place of eating the meal, such as home, restaurant and so on is also important.

Processed foods are also mentioned, as they are rich sources of sodium. Salt in the form of sodium is not recommended in increased amounts. It is also referred to as diet log. In short, everything that goes into the mouth is recorded, with the quantity of consumption.